A few weeks ago the Isle of Jura Distillery celebrated their 50th Anniversary of the distillery re-opening during the Islay Festival week. As you can see it was a great day enjoyed by many! … [Read more...]
Isle of Jura 2010 Video
I've given the Jura Blog a big update today with a completely different layout and to "celebrate" that fact I've searched for, and found, a nice Jura video. It's a compilation of nice pictures and accompanied by some great music, Samba Pa Ti, originally by Santana. Very much worth looking so enjoy! … [Read more...]
New Jura Video – Corran Sands and Paps of Jura
When I was on Jura early May we spent quite some time at the Corran Sands. There are several ways to access this beautiful beach and I always like the stretch of beach near the airstrip the best. The views from this part of the beach to Craighouse, the Small Isles Bay and the Paps are breathtaking. … [Read more...]
Isle of Jura, tasting whisky and sheep shearing
I was reading the Isle of Jura newsletter today and came across a very interesting entry by Willie Cochrane, the Jura Distillery Manager: "Some of you may have got a nice Jura surprise the other night if you were sitting down to watch the TV and spotted Jura - the island, the distillery and me! - … [Read more...]
Grahame Petit Preparing Jura Venison
In May I wrote about the opening of the Antlers restaurant on Jura. The restaurant, located in Craighouse next to the Jura Distillery, is run by Grahame Petit and Steve Prust. Much to my surprise Grahame's daughter Becky added a wee comment to that blog post and she wrote that she liked the food … [Read more...]